2025 Booker Prize longlist revealed as 'wonderful' books left judges 'elated'
Chosen out of 153 submissions, this year's longlist showcases outstanding works of long-form fiction written in English by authors of any nationality, published in the UK and/or Ireland between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025. Novelists of nine nationalities across four continents make up this year's longlist, with authors from the UK — namely Natasha Brown, Jonathan Buckley, Andrew Miller, Benjamin Wood, and Hungarian-British writer David Szalay — securing the highest number of nominations for their books.
Indian author Kiran Desai has once again been nominated for the top honour, 19 years after her previous novel, The Inheritance of Loss, won the Man Booker Prize in 2006. Kiran's newest novel, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, has been longlisted this year. If Kiran wins this year as well, she will be only the fifth double winner in the coveted prize's history. Back in 2006, the Indian author became the then-younger Booker Prize winner. Kiran's mother, renowned author Anita Desai, has also been shortlisted for the prize three times in the past.
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Another returning longlisted author is Tash Aw. If Tash bags this year's prize for his novel, The South, he will become the first Malaysian winner of the title. Born in Taiwan, Tash has authored five novels, three of which have been longlisted for the Booker Prize. Previously, his books, The Harmony Silk Factory and Five Star Billionaire were nominated for the prize in 2005 and 2013, respectively.
Two past shortlistees — David Szalay, previously shortlisted in 2016 for his book All That Man Is, and Andrew Miller, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2001 for his novel Oxygen — have also returned as nominees this year. Maria Reva's debut novel Endling and Ledia Xhoga's debut novel Misinterpretation have also made the longlist.
The six-book shortlist will be revealed at a public event at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London on Tuesday, September 23. The winner of the 2025 Man Booker Prize will be announced at a ceremony on Monday, November 10, at Old Billingsgate in London. The winner of the prestigious prize will be awarded £50,000.
Below you'll find all the books featured in this year's list.
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